...R D DUNCAN; J S K DALZELL; F H P WILLIAMS © Thomas Telford and ICE 1951 EXPERIMENTS ROADS CONSTRUCTION BOGS BLASTING EXPLOSIVES EQUIPMENT METHODS SINKING CHARGES EXCAVATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY SOILS SURVEYS JETTING GEARS FULL SCALE PEAT GERMANY NORTH IRELAND...

...R D DUNCAN; H S KEEP; W P ANDREWS; D J MACLEAN; T P MURRAY; E M STIRLING; J C A ROSEVEARE; B F SAURIN; D A BROWN; J O TRESIDDER; S M LOVELL ROAD RESEARCH LABORATORY RRL © Thomas Telford and ICE 1951 FULL SCALE EXPERIMENTS BOGS BLASTING ROADS CONSTRUCTION METHODS COSTS...

..., therewere no serious consequences, Most of the soft material was fairly easily excavated by hand. Sand- stone masonry androck were broken up bycompressed-air toolsand blast- ing. The 10-foot spacing of the shores gave ample clearance for 14-cubic- yard tipping skips to be used for removing the spoil. Before...

...C F GRUNDY © Thomas Telford and ICE 1950 DRIVING LININGS TUNNELS HYDROELECTRIC HYDROELECTRICITY PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION METHODS DRIVING CONCRETE AGGREGATES EQUIPMENT DRILLING BLASTING DISPOSAL SPOIL LOADING SERVICES LAYOUT CLUNIE TUNNEL TUMMEL GARRY UK...

...,as it invariably was,was ineffective. If it was carried out properly it was very expensive, and in ancyase it was not readily applicable to built-up work. Shot- or sand-blasting was very effective and it was the onlythoroughmethod of cleaning andpreparingbuilt-up steelwork. Flame cleaning was, in Mr. Bateson s...